Head lice commonly evoke feelings of disgust, revulsion, anger, and shame among parents and patients. There should, however, be no great cause for such alarm if a physician suspects pediculosis capitis. The recent introduction of several new pediculicidal drugs now allows a choice among four distinct therapeutic agents, which should substantially improve control of isolated cases and epidemics....

D.N. Ray Surface Robotics Lab, CSIR-CMERI, Durgapur-713209, [email protected] U.S. Patkar Surface Robotics Lab, CSIR-CMERI,Durgapur-713209, [email protected] S. Majumder Surface Robotics Lab, CSIR-CMERI,Durgapur-713209, [email protected] M. Majumder Department of Mechanical Engineering, NIT,Durgapur-713209, [email protected] 1 Decentralized Cooperation between a Terrain Aided Mobil...

A 58 year old welder was treated for oat cell carcinoma of the bronchus on a general medical ward, with a combination of Adriamycin, Cyclophosphamide and Etoposide. Within two weeks he had developed drug induced bone marrow suppression and subtotal alopecia, sparing only his eyelashes, eyebrows and nipple hair. He subsequently contracted pediculo-sis in these areas, which could not be isolated ...

  Background: Head louse infestation is highly common in collective centers such as schools, garrisons and campuses. This study was done to determine the prevalence and risk factors associated with Pediculus humanus capitis in primary school girls in Qom Provincecentral Iran. Materials and Methods: This descriptive –analytic study was conducted among 1,725 feminine primary students from 89 sch...

The prevalence of head lice (Pediculus humanus capitis) is one the most common infections at all ages, especially among students, and widespread worldwide. This study aimed to investigate infection external factors affecting distribution P.capitis in girls' schools Garmsar city east Semnan province (Iran) from October 2017 April 2018. was descriptive analytical. A total 850 students aged 7 16 1...

Chemical, physical, and mechanical methods are used to control human lice. Attempts have been made to eradicate head lice Pediculus humanus capitis by hot air, soaking in various fluids or asphyxiation using occlusive treatments. In this study, we assessed the maximum time that head lice can survive anoxia (oxygen deprivation) and their ability to survive prolonged water immersion. We also obse...

Essential oils have been widely used in traditional medicine for the eradication of lice, including head lice, but due to the variability of their constitution the effects may not be reproducible. In an attempt to assess the contribution of their component monoterpenoids, a range of common individual compounds were tested in in vitro toxicity model against both human lice (Pediculus humanus, an...